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KACE adds Mac support to systems appliance

Cross-platform systems support from one box

Open-E rolls out new data storage software

To offer NAS, iSCSI, InfiniBand and fibre channel SAN functionality

Transtec ships Storage Server 2008 appliances

Faster access and lower physical storage

Microsoft starts Windows 7 Upgrade Option programme

Designated PCs, pre-installed with premium versions of Windows Vista, to receive an upgrade to the corresponding version of Window 7 at little or no cost

Red Hat’s Enterprise Virtualisation portfolio of products moves into beta

To expand the market reach of its virtualisation and cloud technologies

Apple fixes Java security flaws

A flaw that could enable hackers to run malicious code on Macs

Microsoft to sell European versions of Windows7 without browser

The move is expected to benefit other competing browser makers

Microsoft to pay $40m to Mississippi

Expected to be the largest cash settlement that any state government has ever received

EU seeks firms’ advice in Microsoft case

To prevent Microsoft’s dominance in the internet browser market

Apple brings new Mac OS

Technology to meet special needs of users, including those with visual impairment

Microsoft faces antitrust probe from Russian agency

Over limiting the supplies of Windows XP OS in Russia

Comments & Opinion

Cloudy skies?

Jason Stamper looks beyond the ‘cloud computing’ hype to ask what it really is, and just as crucially, what it is not.

Windows versus Apple on the High Street

What is Microsoft hoping to achieve with its chain of retail stores? Can it compete with Apple? Steve Evans investigates.

Microsoft catching up with rivals at 2009 Mobile World Congress

Microsoft has used the 2009 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona to launch its new mobile operating system and a range of online services including My Phone and Windows Marketplace for Mobile. Microsoft is aiming to appeal to the mass market of tech-savvy consumers who expect their mobile devices to be more than just a phone, and has hinted that these new launches are just the beginning.

Dealing with the 2.0 enterprise

The Secure Enterprise 2.0 Forum has been launched to promote the secure use of Web 2.0 in business environments. The start point for addressing 2.0 enterprise issues must involve gaining a proper understanding of what Web 2.0 tools and products are present in the enterprise, and what impact they may have on existing IT rules and usage policies.

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